| All the patients had bacilli sensitive to streptomycin, isoniazid and rifampicin initially. |
| The continuation phase, which lasts for 7 to 10 months, includes only rifampicin and isoniazid. |
| Chemotherapy for leprosy generally includes dapsone, rifampicin and clofazimine, which themselves may affect genetic damage in treated leprosy patients. |
| All the 300 strains were resistant to oxacillin and penicillin and susceptible to rifampicin and vancomycin. |
| It can be managed with antipyretics, but if the symptoms are severe, rifampicin should be withdrawn from the treatment regimen. |
| Drug susceptibility patterns to isoniazid and rifampicin by the conventional method showed complete association with E-test results. |
